köken: First attested in the 16th century. Borrowed from Middle Dutch almanag (Flanders 1426), from Medieval Latin almanach (1267), from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “calendar”). The Ibero-Arabic term is of uncertain origin. See also almanaque. Perhaps originally derived from Byzantine Greek ἀλμενιχιακά (almenikhiaká, “calendar”). The term is used by Eusebius while quoting from Porphyry's…
köken: From Middle Persian 𐫉𐫏𐫏𐫃 (zyyg /zīg/), 𐫉𐫙𐫏𐫃 (zʿyg /zīg/), alternative form of zyh (zīh, “cord; bowstring”), whence Persian زه (zeh, “cord; bowstring”). The former word has also been borrowed as Arabic زِيج (zīj), زِيق (zīq) and from this Persian زیج (zij).
almanac; book or table containing dates, often including nautical, astronomical, astrological, historical or other information · almanac, yearbook · tear-off calendar
çekim: çoğul almanakken
köken: From Middle Dutch almanag, from Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”).
De almanakken zijn erg populair in vissersdorpen.
Ze stonden met een dronken kop in de almanak.
Zij heeft een almanak met kruiswoordpuzzels uitgebracht.
almanac (book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year) · almanac (handbook published annually)
çekim: çoğul almanaques
köken: From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic اَلْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “climate”), from Byzantine Greek ἀλμενιχιακά (almenikhiaká, “calendar”), probably ultimately of Coptic origin. See almanac for more.
almanac, yearbook (book or table listing events for the year from a given field) · anthology of material published at the same time · almanac (book or table listing astronomical events for the year)
çekim: çoğul almanachy · tamlayan almanachu
köken: Internationalism; compare English almanac. Possibly borrowed from German Almanach, French almanach, or Spanish almanaque, ultimately from Medieval Latin almanachus, further etymology disputed. First attested in 1560.
Borrowed from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic مَنَاخ (manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic مُنَاخ (munāḵ). See Old French almanach for more information.